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Shoulder Impingement—Phase II
Complete __ sets of __ repetitions __ times a day
* In standing or
laying down,
hold wand in
both hands
* Use uninvolved
arm to help raise
involved arm
over head as
shown
* Lie on back, arm
straight and
extended
* Move arm up
toward ceiling,
keeping elbow
straight, lifting
shoulder blades off
table
* In standing or
laying down, hold
wand in both
hands
* Use uninvolved
arm to help raise
involved arm up
away from side
through available
range
* When you can lift
your arm over your
head under your own
power, do the same
exercise with an 8 oz.
can
* Then try a 1 pound
weight
* In standing or
laying down, hold
wand in both
hands
* Rotate involved
arm away from
body, pushing with
cane as needed
with the
uninvolved arm
* When these
exercises become
easy to perform,
raise the bed up 20
degrees
* Perform raises
with assist, then
under own power,
then add weight as
able
* Pull down with
uninvolved arm to
raise involved arm
forward above
head
* Continue to raise bed
by 20 degree
increments until
standing
* Perform raises with
assist, then under own
power, then add
weight as able
* Pull down with
uninvolved arm to
raise involved arm up
away from side
through available
range
* Attach band to
secure object
* With elbows by
your side, pull
band back
* Squeeze
shoulder blades
together
* Pull down with
uninvolved arm to
raise involved arm
behind back
* Attach elastic to
secure object
* Arms at side fully
extended
* Pull hands
backward, keeping
elbows straight
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* Secure elastic at waist
level
* Hold elbow at 90
degrees, arm at side
* Pull hand across body
as shown
* Lie face down, arm
down and thumb
forward
* Raise arm and hand
straight behind you
until arm is in line with
your body
* Start with arm at
side, elbows
straight, thumb up
* Raise arm up to
shoulder height,
and if instructed,
overhead, as shown
* Secure elastic at
waist level
* Hold elbow at 90
degrees, arm at side
* Pull hand away from
body as shown
* Lie on side,
involved side up
* Arm at side, elbow
bent, with or without
weight
* Move hand up as
shown
* Sitting in chair, place
hands on chair arms
and extend elbows
* Push hands down on
chair arms and lift
body upward
* Lower body and
repeat, keeping elbows
straight
* Lie on involved
side, elbow bent at
90 degrees, arm at
side
* With or without
weight, pull hand
inward across body
as shown
* Slightly bend hips
and knees and support
upper body with other
arm
* Lift arm up, raising
elbow to shoulder
height
* Lie face down, arm
down and thumb
forward
* Raise arm and hand
to shoulder height,
keeping elbows
straight and squeezing
shoulder blades
together
* Facing a wall in
standing, place
palms on wall,
fingers pointing
upward
* Lean slowly into
wall, bending
elbows
* Push slowly back
until elbows are
straight again
* Hold arm out from
side, thumb up, at 45
degrees as shown
* Raise arm to
shoulder level